Mita A.
Great but misses better mentor selection and connection of students
RISE introduced me to the world of research. Though I had investigated some aspects of it by myself, being able to talk to a mentor, writing coach and program manager helped me to improve every skill i thought I had already mastered. I absolutely recommend this program to curious adolescents who like to go to the next level. My experience hasn’t finished yet but i am loving every part of the process. However, like everything, it has some limitations. For instance, I live in Argentina while my mentors are in India, and we find it incredibly hard to find time slots that fit us both. I usually wake up extremely early or stay up really late for sessions which is so annoying for the amount of money I paid. Sometimes, my mentors dont respond to my messages for longer time that I would prefer, but my program manager always takes care of that. Additionally, I personally believe that it being such a huge network of kids who are part of the program, we could create a chat or something of the sort where we could send our google forms so that we all reach the minimum of responses. Being that we all are profoundly curious kids and that we also need help, I think it would benefit us all — especially myself that I am having a hard time reaching the minimum of participants. Lastly, I would recommend selecting mentors that have similar time zones of the child that is going to experience this program.



